Building Block Award: Past Nominees, 1996-2018

2018 Nominees

The Giant Jumperee by Julia DonaldsonI Got a New Friend by Karl Newsom EdwardsBarnacle is Bored by Jonathan FenksePlankton is Pushy by Johnathan FenskeGo Sleep in Your Own Bed! by Candace FlemingA Good Day for a Hat by T. Nat FullerPug Meets Pig by Sue Lowell GallionCarrot & Pea: An Unlikely Friendship by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael SampsonEverybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall

2017 Nominees

Lion Lessons by Jon AgeeMarta! Big & Small by Jen ArenaThere’s a Giraffe in My Soup by Ross BurachThere’s a Bear on My Chair by Ross CollinsDragon was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchioWolfie the Bunny by Ame DyckmanOld MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve GoetzFrog on a Log? by Kes GrayStill a Gorilla! by Kim Norman10 Little Ninjas by Miranda Paul

2016 Nominees

Bunnies!!! by Kevan AtteberryLittle Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Tadgh BentleyThe Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce WanI Don’t Want to Be a Frog by Dav PettyRex Wrecks It by Ben ClantonRagweed’s Farm Dog Handbook by Anne Vittur KennedyGet Out of My Bath! by Britta TeckentrupVincent Paints His House by Tedd ArnoldSimon’s New Bed by Christian TrimmerDad’s First Day by Mike Wohnoutka

2015 Nominees

Digger Dog written by William Bee, and illustrated by Cecilia JohanssonNaked! written by Michael Black, and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath OhiThis Book Just Ate My Dog by Richard ByrneRow, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane CabreraDown by the Barn by Will HillenbrandOh So Brave Dragon by David KirkBuddy and the Bunnies in: Don’t Play With Your Food by Bob SheaI’m My Own Dog by David Ezra SteinBear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson, and illustrated by Jane ChapmanHooray for Hat! by Brian Won

2014 Nominees

Count the Monkeys written by Mac Barnett, and illustrated by Kevin CornellI Dare You Not to Yawn written by Hélène Boudreau, and illustrated by Serge BlochOpen Very Carefully, A Book With Bite by Nicola O’Byrne, and with words by Nick BromleyRibbit written by Rodrigo Folgueira, and illustrated by Poly BernateneLittle Nelly’s Big Book written by Pippa Goodhart, and illustrated by Andy RowlandThis Little Piggy by Tim HarringtonMustache Baby written Bridget Heos, and illustrated by Joy AngMoo by David LaRochelle, and illustrated by Mike WohnoutkaThe Watermelon Seed by Greg PizzoliThat is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems

2013 Nominees

I’m Bored Michael by Ian BlackCat Secrets by Jef CzekajWho’s Who? by Ken GeistOh No, George! by Chris HaughtonIt’s a Tiger! by David LaRochellePete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric LitwinOne Special Day by Lola SchaeferFind a Cow Now by Janet StevensLet’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan ThomasThe Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems

2012 Nominees

Mitchell’s Licence by Hallie DurandRrralph by Lois EhlertI Spy With My Little Eye by Edward GibbsThe Wonderful Book by Leonid GoreDog in Boots by Greg GormleyHugless Douglas by David MellingIf You’re Hoppy by April Pulley SayreDo You Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan A SheaIs Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan ThomasPress Here by Herve Tullet

2011 Nominees

The Terrible Plop by Ursula DubosarskyIf You’re a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca EmberleyBirds by Kevin HenkesReady for Anything by Keiko KaszaThe Great Monster Hunt by Norbert LandaFor Just One Day by Laura LeuckPete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric LitwinSilly Tilly by Eileen SpinelliInterrupting Chicken by David Ezra SteinThe Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson

2010 Nominees

I Can Do It Myself! by Diane AdamsThe Great Dog Wash by Shellie BraeunerPut It on the List by Kristen DarbyshireThe Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah DiesenThe Birthday Pet by Ellen JavernickAre You a Horse? by Andy RashDuck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse RosenthalPrincess Pig by Eileen SpinelliCan You Make a Scary Face? by Jan ThomasRhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas

2008 Nominees

Ivan the Terrier by Peter CatalanattoLlama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna DewdneyPerfect Nest by Catherine FriendBadger’s Fancy Meal by Keiko KaszaSally and the Some-Thing by George O’ConnorNot a Box by Antoinette PortisGood Boy, Fergus! by David ShannonI’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin SherryBear Feels Sick by Karma WilsonWhopper Cake by Karma Wilson

2007 Nominees

Starry Safari by Linda AshmanMove Over, Rover by Karen BeaumontSplendid Friend Indeed by Suzanne BloomDooby, Dooby Moo by Doreen CroninWiggle by Doreen CroninCha-Cha Chimps by Julia DurangoSnowball Fight by Jimmy FallonLooking for a Moose by Phyllis RootEdwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct by Mo WillemsSakes Alive a Cattle Drive by Karma Wilson

2006 Nominees

I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen BeaumontA Boy And His Bunny by Sean BryanLlama, Llama Red Pajama by Anna DewdneyBed Hogs by Kelly DiPucchioBittle by Patricia MacLachlanWe’ve All Got Bellybuttons by David MartinPiggy and Dad Go Fishing by David MartinAlice the Fairy by David ShannonHe Came With The Couch by David SlonimLeonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems

2005 Nominees

I Like Myself by Karen BeaumontSerious Farm by Tom EganWho Will Tuck Me In Tonight? by Carol RothA Wild Cowboy by Dana K. SmithShe’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain by Philemon SturgesLittle Quack by Lauren ThompsonIf I Were A Lion by Sarah WeeksBubble Gum, Bubble Gum by Lisa WheelerKnuffle Bunny by Mo WillemsThe Pigeon Finds a Hotdog by Mo Willems

2004 Nominees

Snowmen at Night by Caralyn BuehnerOne-Dog Canoe by Mary CasanovaBubble Bath Pirates by Jarret KrosoczkaJust Ducky by Kathy MallatScrubbly Bubbly Car Wash by Irene O’GardenTippy Toe Chick Go by George ShannonOne Dark Night by Lisa WheelerBear Wants More by Karma WilsonFrog in the Bog by Karma WilsonHow Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen

2003 Nominees

Giggle, Giggle Quack by Doreen CroninMuldoon by Pamela Duncan EdwardsOne Rainy Day by Valeri GorbechevWhich Hat Is That? by Anna Grossnickle HinesMabela the Clever by Margaret Read MacDonaldHuge Hog Is a Big Pig by Francis X. McCallBob Tracey by Campbell PearsonLittle School Bus by Carol RothDuck on a Bike by David ShannonUnlovable by Dan Yaccarino

2002 Nominees

Farm Flu by Teresa BatemanFive Little Monkeys Wash the Car by Eileen ChristelowChicken Chickens by Valeri GorbachevSit, Truman by Dan HarperHoodwinked by Arthur HowardWho Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by Bonnie LassGood Thing You’re Not an Octopus by Julie MarkesWidget by Lyn McFarlandBear Came Over to My House by Rick WaltonMax Cleans Up by Rosemary Wells

2001 Nominees

Oh, My Baby, Little One by Kathi AppeltOtis by Janie BynumClick, Clack Moo by Doreen CroninSeals on the Bus by Lenny HortWhat Do You Love? by Jonathan LondonTwo Cool Coyotes by Jillian LundNight Shift Daddy by Eileen SpinelliWhat Dads Can’t Do by Douglas WoodHow Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane YolenMy Dog Toby by Andrea Zimmerman

1999 Nominees

Good Night, Baby Bear by Frank AschMy Backpack by Eve BuntingMama Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise FlemingOh, Tucker by Steven KrollWinter Lullaby by Barbara SeulingTeeny, Tiny Mouse: A Book About Colors by Laura LeuckI Can’t Take You Anywhere by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorWhat Mommies Do Best, What Daddies Do Best by Laura NumeroffNo, David! by David ShannonMcDuff and the Baby by Rosemary Wells

1998 Nominees

Little Cloud by Eric CarleFive Little Monkeys With Nothing to Do by Eileen ChristelowTime To Sleep by Denise FlemingWho Wakes Rooster? by Clare Hodgson MeekerCock-A-Doodle-Moo! by Bernard MostMouse Mess by Linnea RileyContrary Bear by Phyllis RootA Friend For Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan StoekeBunny Cakes by Rosemary WellsMcDuff Moves In by Rosemary Wells

1997 Nominees

I Heard Said the Bird by Polly Berrien BerendsSnowballs by Lois EhlertMy Cats Nick and Nora by Isabelle HarperOur New Puppy by Isabelle HarperWhen I Was Five by Arthur HowardNanta’s Lion by Suse MacDonaldJeremy’s Muffler by Laura F. NeilsenHallo-Weiner by Dav PilkeyHi, Pizza Man! by Virginia WalterTuck in the Pool by Martha Weston

1996 Nominees

How the Ostrich Got a Long Neck by Verna AardemaSmall Green Snake by Libba Moore GrayThe Biggest Boy by Kevin HenkesAn Extraordinary Egg by Leo LionniMax Found Two Sticks by Brian PinkneyShoes Like Miss Alice’s by Angela JohnsonThis is the Farmer by Nancy TafuriPigsty by Mark TeagueHi! by Ann Herbert ScottSplash, Splash by Jeff Sheppard

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